With over 11 years in IT and a focus on building reliable, scalable cloud and DevOps platforms, I am a senior engineer who loves turning complex requirements into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in high-availability environments and enjoy shaping CI/CD practices that accelerate delivery while protecting security and cost. My hands-on expertise spans Terraform/Open Terraform, large-scale Kubernetes (EK S) clusters, GitOps for zero-drift deployments, and comprehensive monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus/Loki. I’m passionate about cost optimization, security, and guiding teams through modern infrastructure engineering to empower developers.

Ahmet Ozan Gazı

With over 11 years in IT and a focus on building reliable, scalable cloud and DevOps platforms, I am a senior engineer who loves turning complex requirements into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in high-availability environments and enjoy shaping CI/CD practices that accelerate delivery while protecting security and cost. My hands-on expertise spans Terraform/Open Terraform, large-scale Kubernetes (EK S) clusters, GitOps for zero-drift deployments, and comprehensive monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus/Loki. I’m passionate about cost optimization, security, and guiding teams through modern infrastructure engineering to empower developers.

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With over 11 years in IT and a focus on building reliable, scalable cloud and DevOps platforms, I am a senior engineer who loves turning complex requirements into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in high-availability environments and enjoy shaping CI/CD practices that accelerate delivery while protecting security and cost.

My hands-on expertise spans Terraform/Open Terraform, large-scale Kubernetes (EK S) clusters, GitOps for zero-drift deployments, and comprehensive monitoring with Grafana/Prometheus/Loki. I’m passionate about cost optimization, security, and guiding teams through modern infrastructure engineering to empower developers.

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Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
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German
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Work Experience

DevOps & Cloud Engineer at NESINE.com
March 1, 2024 - Present
End-to-end DevOps operations; prepared GitLab environment for developers and other users; created CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications and services; migrated from GitLab to Bitbucket; managed on-prem servers up to 80; deployed apps across on-prem and cloud; created CI/CD environments using TeamCity and Octopus and managed containers in Portainer; implemented Git actions on AWS via ArgoCD; Bash scripting to streamline DevOps operations; hardened Kubernetes environments; integrated DevOps tools (Nexus, Portainer, ArgoCD, TeamCity, Octopus); deployed monitoring with Prometheus, Loki, Grafana; DB migrations across MSSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL; provisioning and scaling AWS ECS clusters with Terraform/Terragrunt; played a pivotal role in release management and promoting decoupled, scalable deployments; on-call duties via PagerDuty.
DevOps & Cloud Engineer at Guardian Professional
August 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
End-to-end DevOps operations; configured and maintained Bitbucket environments for development and testing; designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications and microservices; led migration from GitLab to Bitbucket; managed on-prem servers up to 20 machines; orchestrated apps across on-prem and cloud platforms; provisioned infrastructure with Terraform/Terragrunt on AWS; integrated Docker and Kubernetes; deployed apps via ArgoCD and TeamCity/Octopus; implemented GitOps workflows; set up monitoring with Prometheus, Loki, Grafana; performed DB migrations across MSSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL; established release management practices with strict isolation and decoupled deployment.
DevOps & Cloud Engineer
January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
End-to-end DevOps operations; created CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications and services; migrated from GitLab to Bitbucket; managed on-prem servers up to 20 machines; deployed applications across on-prem and cloud environments; set up CI/CD environments using TeamCity and Octopus; integrated Kubernetes hardening and GitOps workflows with ArgoCD; performed DB migrations and container orchestration; leveraged monitoring with Prometheus, Loki, Grafana; used Terraform/Terragrunt for AWS infrastructure provisioning; contributed to release management and ensuring seamless integration and deployment.
Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer at Nesine.com
March 1, 2024 - Present
Responsible for designing, building and operating cloud and DevOps environments for a FinTech and online gaming platform; designed and implemented robust CI/CD pipelines, Terraform/Open Terraform-based infrastructure, and large-scale EK S clusters; implemented GitOps for zero-drift deployments and established comprehensive monitoring with Grafana, Prometheus and Loki to enable proactive alerting and reliability. Focused on cost optimization, security hardening, and performance improvements.
DevOps & Cloud Engineer at Guardian Pro
August 1, 2022 - March 1, 2024
Led enterprise Kubernetes clusters, implemented dynamic pod scaling with KEDA and Argo CD, and migrated to GitOps-driven workflows; built Canary and Blue/Green deployment strategies, improved security posture, and implemented end-to-end monitoring with Grafana/Loki/Prometheus to support critical financial tech operations.
DevOps & Cloud Engineer at Antler
January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022
Managed end-to-end DevOps lifecycle across cloud and hybrid environments, oversaw migrations between GitLab and Bitbucket with zero data loss and minimal downtime, and built a unified delivery pipeline by integrating diverse tooling (Nexus, Portainer, Octopus). Implemented monitoring dashboards for observability and automation.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Anatolian University
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
DevOps Bootcamp at Tech World with Nana
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
KodeK Cloud DevOps Bootcamp at KodeK Cloud
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Anatolian University
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
DevOps Bootcamp at Tech World with Nana
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
DevOps Bootcamp at KodeKloud Cloud DevOps Bootcamp
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Anatolian University
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
DevOps Bootcamp at Tech World with Nana (DevOps)
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
DevOps Bootcamp at KodeK Cloud DevOps Bootcamp
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
Terraform Associate Certification at HashiCorp
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
CKAD – Kubernetes Application Developer at Cloud Native Certification Badges
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification at Amazon Web Services
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
GitOps Enterprise Certification at GitOps Enterprise
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
GitOps at Scale Certification at GitOps at Scale
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026

Qualifications

Terraform Associate (HashiCorp Certified)
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
CKAD – Kubernetes Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
GitOps Enterprise
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
GitOps at Scale
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
CKAD – Kubernetes Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
GitOps Enterprise - Badge
January 11, 2030 - February 9, 2026
Terraform Associate Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
CKAD – Kubernetes Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
GitOps Enterprise Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026
GitOps at Scale Certification
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other, Telecommunications, Gaming, Financial Services

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